The Midwives' Cauldron
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The Midwives' Cauldron
The importance of the amniotic sac
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In this episode Rachel talks to Katie about all the wondrous and darn right fascinating things about the amniotic sac.
· Why is the baby surrounded by fluid, and what is it made of?
· Women are often told they have too much or too little fluid. Is this a problem?
· We also discuss why Rachel is (slightly!) obsessed with the function of the amniotic sac during labour
· We ask does breaking the amniotic sac (the waters) speed up labour at any point?
· What if your amniotic sac breaks before labour? We discuss the time the time-frames around augmenting labour when this has happened.
· And we discuss what if the membranes don’t break during labour?
All this and lots more for your eager lug’ols.
LINKS:
https://midwifethinking.com/2015/09/16/in-defence-of-the-amniotic-sac/
https://midwifethinking.com/2013/08/14/amniotic-fluid-volume-too-much-too-little-or-who-knows/
https://midwifethinking.com/2015/01/14/the-curse-of-meconium-stained-liquor/
https://midwifethinking.com/2017/01/11/pre-labour-rupture-of-membranes-impatience-and-risk/
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